Articles by Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Feline head and neck tumors (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Head and neck tumors are relatively common in cats. An understanding of the differentials in this anatomic location is very important as the diagnostic and therapeutic approach may vary.

Paraneoplastic syndromes (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Paraneoplastic syndromes are neoplasm-associated alterations in bodily structure and/or function that occur distant to the tumor.

Osteosarcoma: What chemo? When? (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in the dog (85% of skeletal malignancies). It is estimated to occur in over 8,000 dogs/year in the United States.

Top 10 recent advances in veterinary oncology (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

This discussion will review what I feel to be the top 10 clinically relevant advances in veterinary oncology over the last approximately 10 years.

Canine mast cell tumors: good grade II versus bad grade II? (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Mast cell tumors are the most common tumor in the dog and the second most common tumor in the cat.

Of mice and men (and dogs!) – vaccines for canine malignant melanoma (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Canine malignant melanoma of the oral cavity, nail bed, foot pad and mucocutaneous junction is a spontaneously occurring, highly aggressive and frequently metastatic neoplasm.

Mammary gland tumors (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Mammary gland tumors are some of the most common tumors seen in veterinary clinical practice.

Lymphoma: anything new? (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Lymphoma (LSA) is the most common tumor of the cat and represents approximately 80-90% of hematopoietic tumors in cats. LSA is the third most common tumor in the dog with an estimated annual incidence of 13-24/100,000 dogs at risk.

Feline vaccine-associated sarcoma – myth or reality? (Proceedings)

Oct 1, 2008
By: Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (oncology)

Vaccination has generally been considered to be a benign procedure in veterinary medicine. Unfortunately, soft tissue sarcoma development subsequent to vaccination (vaccine-associated sarcoma) in cats has dramatically changed this view within our profession over the last twenty years.

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